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Data Centre Developer Sues New Jersey Town for $300m

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed...

Data centre developer Hexa Builders is seeking $300 million in damages from Monroe Township, New Jersey, after officials rejected its proposed 1 million sq ft data centre in May. The lawsuit, filed in New Jersey Superior Court, alleges the township council and planning board violated multiple constitutional rights, including zoning authority, fundamental fairness, and First and Fourteenth Amendment protections. Hexa argues the application was rejected because of the township’s opposition to d...

August 01, 2026

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Read Trump Admin Considers Semiconductor Tariffs On Data Center Servers
The Trump administration is considering new semiconductor tariffs that could also apply to products using chips, including data center servers. The proposal is still in its early stages and could ...
August 28, 2026

Trump Admin Considers Semiconductor Tariffs On Data Center Servers

United States

The Trump administration is considering new semiconductor tariffs that could also apply to products using chips, including data center servers. The proposal is still in its early stages and could change. A phase-in period is being considered, with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick supporting tari...

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Read The Most Expensive Room in a Data Center
**Walk into a modern data center and you will probably notice the computers first. Thousands of servers sit in long rows, connected by cables and increasingly powerful GPUs handling everything fr...
August 28, 2026

The Most Expensive Room in a Data Center

United States

Walk into a modern data center and you will probably notice the computers first. Thousands of servers sit in long rows, connected by cables and increasingly powerful GPUs handling everything from cloud applications to artificial intelligence. It is easy to assume that this is where most of the mo...

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Read Digital Realty Begins Construction On Fourth Data Center In Zurich, Switzerland
Digital Realty has started construction on a new data center in Glattbrugg, Zurich, Switzerland. The ZUR4 facility will provide 15MW of IT capacity across around 6,300 sqm (67,810 sq ft) and is exp...
August 28, 2026

Digital Realty Begins Construction On Fourth Data Center In Zurich, Switzerland

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Digital Realty has started construction on a new data center in Glattbrugg, Zurich, Switzerland. The ZUR4 facility will provide 15MW of IT capacity across around 6,300 sqm (67,810 sq ft) and is expected to go live in 2028. The project will expand Digital Realty’s existing Zurich campus, which inc...

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Read Gateway Capital Files Plans For 81MW Data Center In Sydney, Australia
Gateway Capital has filed plans for an 81MW data center in Sydney, Australia. The Frederick Street Data Centre would be built on a 1.8-hectare site at 12 Frederick Street in St Leonards. The five-s...
August 27, 2026

Gateway Capital Files Plans For 81MW Data Center In Sydney, Australia

Australia

Gateway Capital has filed plans for an 81MW data center in Sydney, Australia. The Frederick Street Data Centre would be built on a 1.8-hectare site at 12 Frederick Street in St Leonards. The five-story facility would span 16,635 sqm (179,058 sq ft) and include an on-site substation. The project c...

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Read Nexspace Begins Construction On Data Center In Graz, Austria
German data center company Nexspace has started construction on a new facility in Graz, Austria. The project will double Nexspace’s capacity in Graz, adding around 600 sqm (6,460 sq ft) of IT space...
August 27, 2026

Nexspace Begins Construction On Data Center In Graz, Austria

Austria

German data center company Nexspace has started construction on a new facility in Graz, Austria. The project will double Nexspace’s capacity in Graz, adding around 600 sqm (6,460 sq ft) of IT space and 2.2MW of capacity. “With today's groundbreaking ceremony, we are starting the construction of o...

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Read OpenAI Secures Approval For 3.2GW Power Deal For Georgia Data Center
The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved a power supply agreement between Georgia Power and OpenAI for its planned data center in Effingham County. Under the deal, Georgia Power will add ...
August 27, 2026

OpenAI Secures Approval For 3.2GW Power Deal For Georgia Data Center

OpenAI

The Georgia Public Service Commission has approved a power supply agreement between Georgia Power and OpenAI for its planned data center in Effingham County. Under the deal, Georgia Power will add 3.2GW of generation capacity, with OpenAI covering the full infrastructure costs. The type of genera...

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Read Empyrion Secures Financing From E.Sun Bank For Taipei Data Center
Empyrion Digital has secured financing from E.Sun Bank for its 7MW TW1 Taipei Data Center in Taiwan. Located in Neihu, the five-story facility will offer 4,260 sqm (45,855 sq ft) of colocation spac...
August 26, 2026

Empyrion Secures Financing From E.Sun Bank For Taipei Data Center

Empyrion Digital

Empyrion Digital has secured financing from E.Sun Bank for its 7MW TW1 Taipei Data Center in Taiwan. Located in Neihu, the five-story facility will offer 4,260 sqm (45,855 sq ft) of colocation space and is expected to be ready for service by Q4 2027. The data center will support AI, HPC, enterpri...

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Read Spain Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Source 80% Of Power From New Renewables
Spain is preparing legislation that would require data centers of 1MW or more to source at least 80% of their electricity from new renewable generation on an hourly basis. The draft rules, approved...
August 26, 2026

Spain Proposes Rules Requiring Data Centers To Source 80% Of Power From New Renewables

Spain

Spain is preparing legislation that would require data centers of 1MW or more to source at least 80% of their electricity from new renewable generation on an hourly basis. The draft rules, approved for fast-track legislation, would apply only to new data centers and undergo public consultation be...

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Read Administrative Office Of U.S. Courts Seeks Vendor For Two Colocation Data Centers
The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) is seeking a vendor to provide colocation services across two geographically diverse data centers. The agency has issued a request for informati...
August 26, 2026

Administrative Office Of U.S. Courts Seeks Vendor For Two Colocation Data Centers

United States

The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AOUSC) is seeking a vendor to provide colocation services across two geographically diverse data centers. The agency has issued a request for information (RFI) for providers that can meet its requirements. AOUSC currently uses a Digital Realty facilit...

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Read OpenAI’s Head Of Data Centers Chris Malone Departs Amid Leadership Changes
Chris Malone has left OpenAI after 18 months as head of data centers, amid several recent executive departures and changes within the company’s data center team. Malone joined OpenAI from Meta, whe...
August 26, 2026

OpenAI’s Head Of Data Centers Chris Malone Departs Amid Leadership Changes

OpenAI

Chris Malone has left OpenAI after 18 months as head of data centers, amid several recent executive departures and changes within the company’s data center team. Malone joined OpenAI from Meta, where he spent nearly five years as a distinguished engineer. Before that, he worked at Google for almo...

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Read Starcloud Raises $250m Series A Extension At $2.3bn Valuation For Orbital AI Data Centers
Orbital data center company Starcloud has raised $250 million in a Series A extension at a $2.3 billion valuation, following its $170 million Series A in March. The round was led by Manhattan West ...
August 25, 2026

Starcloud Raises $250m Series A Extension At $2.3bn Valuation For Orbital AI Data Centers

United States

Orbital data center company Starcloud has raised $250 million in a Series A extension at a $2.3 billion valuation, following its $170 million Series A in March. The round was led by Manhattan West and included existing investors such as Benchmark and EQT, alongside new investors including Nvidia ...

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Read APAC Data Center Asset Values Could Hit $1 Trillion By 2030, Cushman & Wakefield Forecasts
Data center asset values across APAC could approach $1 trillion by 2030, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The firm estimates that more than $280 billion in capital expenditure will be needed, with...
August 25, 2026

APAC Data Center Asset Values Could Hit $1 Trillion By 2030, Cushman & Wakefield Forecasts

AIMS APAC REIT

Data center asset values across APAC could approach $1 trillion by 2030, according to Cushman & Wakefield. The firm estimates that more than $280 billion in capital expenditure will be needed, with over 77% directed toward Japan, Malaysia, Australia, India, and Indonesia. AI adoption, cloud g...

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Read Banglalink Deploys Rooftop Solar Array At Data Center In Cumilla, Bangladesh
Banglalink has installed a 50kW rooftop solar array at its Cumilla data center, covering 2,500 sq ft and expected to generate 85,000kWh annually. The system could cut grid electricity use by 6% and...
August 25, 2026

Banglalink Deploys Rooftop Solar Array At Data Center In Cumilla, Bangladesh

Bangladesh

Banglalink has installed a 50kW rooftop solar array at its Cumilla data center, covering 2,500 sq ft and expected to generate 85,000kWh annually. The system could cut grid electricity use by 6% and reduce carbon emissions by 52 tons per year. The company also operates an 80kW solar array at its G...

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Read Echelon Partners With Trinovium On Liquid Cooling For AI Data Centers
Irish data center company Echelon has partnered with Trinovium, a new liquid cooling subsidiary of Trinity Biotech, to develop cooling solutions for AI and high-density computing. The companies wil...
August 25, 2026

Echelon Partners With Trinovium On Liquid Cooling For AI Data Centers

Echelon Data Centres

Irish data center company Echelon has partnered with Trinovium, a new liquid cooling subsidiary of Trinity Biotech, to develop cooling solutions for AI and high-density computing. The companies will focus on direct-to-chip cooling fluids, thermal management systems, and modular liquid cooling tec...

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Read Magnora Secures Grid Connection For Hämeenlinna Data Center In Finland
European data center developer Magnora has secured a firm grid connection for its Hämeenlinna data center project in Finland. The 150,000 sqm (1.61 million sq ft) facility is being developed with N...
August 24, 2026

Magnora Secures Grid Connection For Hämeenlinna Data Center In Finland

Finland

European data center developer Magnora has secured a firm grid connection for its Hämeenlinna data center project in Finland. The 150,000 sqm (1.61 million sq ft) facility is being developed with Northern Europe Energy Group (NEEG), with Magnora holding a 70 percent stake. The grid connection is ...

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Read Raeden Says Michigan Moratorium Unlawfully Halted Gibraltar Data Center Project
Data center developer Raeden has sued Gibraltar, Michigan, arguing that the city’s recently imposed moratorium unlawfully blocked its proposed 100MW data center. Raeden, backed by landowner Cal Rea...
August 24, 2026

Raeden Says Michigan Moratorium Unlawfully Halted Gibraltar Data Center Project

Michigan

Data center developer Raeden has sued Gibraltar, Michigan, arguing that the city’s recently imposed moratorium unlawfully blocked its proposed 100MW data center. Raeden, backed by landowner Cal Realty, said the facility at the former McLouth Steel site was permitted under existing zoning rules. T...

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Read Switch Files Plans For Data Center Campus At Former Pittsburgh Race Track
Switch has filed plans for a new three-building data center campus in Big Beaver Borough, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The proposed Big Beaver Data Center/Switch Pit 01-03 will feature three faci...
August 24, 2026

Switch Files Plans For Data Center Campus At Former Pittsburgh Race Track

Switch

Switch has filed plans for a new three-building data center campus in Big Beaver Borough, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The proposed Big Beaver Data Center/Switch Pit 01-03 will feature three facilities, each covering 201,690 sq ft (18,737 sqm). Planning documents indicate a combined backup gene...

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Read Zerra DC Files Plans For Large Data Center Campus In Queensland, Australia
A large data center campus is planned for Queensland, Australia, with Zerra DC proposing the Western Downs Digital Park, a digital, energy, and computing hub in regional Queensland. The project, fi...
August 24, 2026

Zerra DC Files Plans For Large Data Center Campus In Queensland, Australia

Australia

A large data center campus is planned for Queensland, Australia, with Zerra DC proposing the Western Downs Digital Park, a digital, energy, and computing hub in regional Queensland. The project, filed with the Western Downs Regional Council, could include up to four phases of AI-ready data center...

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Read Top Data Center News for 17th-22nd August, 2026
**[Google Reveals It Is Behind 506-Acre Project Clydesdale Data Center In Oklahoma](https://baxtel.com/news/google-reveals-it-is-behind-506-acre-project-clydesdale-data-center-in-oklahoma)** **Goo...
August 24, 2026

Top Data Center News for 17th-22nd August, 2026

United States

Google Reveals It Is Behind 506-Acre Project Clydesdale Data Center In Oklahoma Google has confirmed it is behind the Project Clydesdale data center campus near Tulsa, Oklahoma, a 506-acre campus which will be developed in multiple phases, each covering around 200,000 sq ft and requiring up to $1...

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Read Fort Peck Tribes Ban Talks With Data Center Developers In Montana
The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board has banned tribal governments from discussing data center projects with developers. The board, representing the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes, cited concerns ove...
August 22, 2026

Fort Peck Tribes Ban Talks With Data Center Developers In Montana

Montana

The Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board has banned tribal governments from discussing data center projects with developers. The board, representing the Assiniboine and Sioux tribes, cited concerns over the potential environmental impact of data centers. Chairman Floyd Azure said three developers had...

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